Embody Equity
has the skills, tools and resources to share with you so that you can confidently engage in positive action and dialogue - so that you, too can Embody Equity.
Embody, v., To give a tangible or visible form to (an idea, quality, or feeling).
When it’s said that someone “embodies” an idea it means they truly personify it. They walk their talk, going beyond flowery mission statements and getting into action. Seeing someone embody an idea tells you that they are all-in, 100% committed.
In addition to embodying concepts that come from the mind, we can also embody feelings. In fact, our bodies use feelings and sensations to communicate with our minds. And, to be clear, our bodies will always subtly signal our feelings to others, even if we’ve veiled our own awareness of them. That’s why some people can seem disingenuous as they try to embody values that their minds think are good ideas, but with which their bodies are still ill at ease. Even from the outside, it’s clear that they somehow aren’t all-in.
Embody means to clarify your mind-body communication so that you can be 100% committed to whatever values you’re trying to personify — to fully walk your talk.
Equity, n.,
1. Fairness, justice, freedom from bias; 2. A stake or investment
Equity, when it’s part of the phrase, “Diversity, Equity & Inclusion,” carries the fairness and justice sense of its definition. People and organizations that strive toward equity are striving not to be biased, but to live up to the founding ideal that all people are created equal.
But if you do an online search for the term you’ll get a bunch of financial sites. Some stocks are called “equities.” Home buyers build “equity” as they pay down their mortgages and gradually increase their ownership stake in their home. And yet, the idea of having a stake in the process of becoming more fair and just is also relevant. Like investing in a stock, there’s some risk involved in working toward equity. It’s a complex system that no one person can control or predict exactly. And, like looking at a 30-year mortgage, the installments at first seem like they are not making any progress. But those consistent efforts over time eventually add up to something that we own and care deeply about.
Equity means owning a stake in the process of creating fairness and justice.
So, putting all this together, a full definition is:
Embody Equity, vp., To give tangible form to fairness & justice and strive for freedom from bias; and to own a stake in that process.
Who can Embody Equity?
individuals, organizations & communities
Anyone that works to show up with authentic commitment to their Equity values:
Individuals that clarify their mind-body communication to walk their talk in organizations and communities.
Organizations & Communities that create cultures of full commitment to Equity values.
Cultures that in turn support people and organizations to own their stake in creating fairness and justice.
How will you Embody Equity today?
If you’re not sure yet, I can help. Let’s talk.
Be the change—but how?
Are you having trouble getting into action?
Sorting through feelings?
Speaking productively across difference?
When work toward racially just and equitable communities starts in the head, it can often get stuck there.
Fortunately we all have bodies that are experts at all this - all we need to do is learn to listen to them to discern what is for us to do, now.
Approach
At Embody Equity, there's permission to be a learner around Race, including:
Tools to create meaningful dialogue
Handling inevitable stumbles and slip-ups with grace
Coping with difficult emotions to get past fragility
Ways to sense the right thing to do
Actualizing systemic change via Systems Thinking & Sensing
Learning the history you weren't taught
Recognizing Dominant Culture around you
Finding a positive White racial identity
More about What We Do:
Getting Started
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Schedule a Free call
Talk with Rie to get acquainted with her methods and let her know what’s important to you.
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Sign up for customized services
Rie will help you see yourself and your organization as part of a system through equity audits, coaching, and workshops.
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Start prototyping a Better You!
With Rie’s help, you’ll co-create a plan to change for the better; Rie will be there to guide you on your way!
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participant experience
Rie provides an important balance of challenge that moves participants along on their journey as advocates for racial justice and eliminating their own biases, in an environment that does not allow participants to get stuck in guilt or denial.
Kari, Teacher